'''Black Sea Turkey''' (Turkish: ''Karadeniz Bölgesi'') in northern [[Turkey]], is a humid and verdant region renowned for its natural beauty thanks to the high precipitation levels distributed evenly throughout the year. The region is very mountainous and is heavily forested, while the highest parts of the mountains are covered with alpine meadows, glacier lakes, and glaciers.

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It occupies much of the country's northern (Black Sea) coast, while the rest of it is part of [[Marmara_(region)|Marmara Region]].

*[[Western Karadenız]] &mdash; The western third of Turkey's Black Sea coast is its most remote and beautiful (having been spared the indignities of the coastal highway), home to the ancient fortified port city of Sinop, and the beautiful resort town of Amasra.

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*[[Western Karadeniz]] &mdash; The western third of Turkey's Black Sea coast is its most remote and beautiful (having been spared the indignities of the coastal highway), home to the ancient fortified port city of Sinop, and the beautiful resort town of Amasra.

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==Cities==

==Cities==

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* [[Amasya]]

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* [[Amasya]], [[Amaseia]] &mdash; an amazing Ottoman wooden houses, impressive King Rock Tombs from Pontic Greeks, just feel like in an open-air museum

* [[Amasra]] &mdash; a beautiful seaside resort town with a nice beach, pleasant vistas, and great fish restaurants

* [[Amasra]] &mdash; a beautiful seaside resort town with a nice beach, pleasant vistas, and great fish restaurants

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* [[Bolu]]

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* [[Giresun]] — city standing out with its lively nightlife; trips to a nearby island with lush vegetation can be arranged from here

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* [[Çorum]]

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* [[Kastamonu]]

* [[Rize]] &mdash; the heart of Turkey's tea growing region; not a real tourist attraction, but a good base for exploring the northeast

* [[Rize]] &mdash; the heart of Turkey's tea growing region; not a real tourist attraction, but a good base for exploring the northeast

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* [[Samsun]] &mdash; the largest city on the Black Sea

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* [[Safranbolu]] &mdash; a town known for its preserved Ottoman old town and streetscape with whitewashed houses. Also a [[UNESCO World Heritage List|World Heritage site]].

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* [[Samsun]] &mdash; largest city on the Turkish Black Sea coast and largest port of the Black Sea.

* [[Sinop]] &mdash; an ancient fortified port city jutting out on a peninsula into Turkey's northernmost tip

* [[Sinop]] &mdash; an ancient fortified port city jutting out on a peninsula into Turkey's northernmost tip

* [[Trabzon]] &mdash; the main city of the northeast has a lot to offer a visitor, and is the place to stay when traveling to the stunning Sümela Monastery

* [[Trabzon]] &mdash; the main city of the northeast has a lot to offer a visitor, and is the place to stay when traveling to the stunning Sümela Monastery

The 350 km road from Amrasa to Sinop is beautiful and breathtaking as it winds it's way along the rugged coast. If you are depending on public transport, however, it is likely to take two days. Expect to spend a night in one of the small towns along the coast, such as [[Inebolu]], as bus service is town-to-town, and you are likely to arrive at some town after the last dolmus has left. While the towns along the way are unspoilt and unpretentious, they are a bit run down. If you have your own car or motorcycle, you can do the journey in one day (start early).

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The 350 km road from Amasra to Sinop is beautiful and breathtaking as it winds it's way along the rugged coast. If you are depending on public transport, however, it is likely to take two days. Expect to spend a night in one of the small towns along the coast, such as [[Inebolu]], as bus service is town-to-town, and you are likely to arrive at some town after the last dolmus has left. While the towns along the way are unspoilt and unpretentious, they are a bit run down. If you have your own car or motorcycle, you can do the journey in one day (start early).

==See==

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*<do name="Ecotopia gathering" alt="" address="Sinop" directions="" phone="" url="http://www.ecotopiagathering.org/" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Between 9 and 23 August near [[Sinop]] - a proposed site for a nuclear power plant - the international activist gathering Ecotopia will be held.</do>

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==Get out==

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As the Black Sea Region spreads over most of northern Turkey elongatedly, getting out of region involves heading for destinations hugely different in character:

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* To west, [[Marmara (region)|Marmara Region]] with some of the country's greatest cities, packed full of historical sights.

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* To south, you have two inland options depending on where you cross over the coastal mountain range—wide open steppes of [[Central Anatolia]] or mountainous territory of [[Eastern Anatolia]].

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* To east, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] with its as lush topography as Black Sea Turkey, and its great culinary tradition.

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* To north, it's usually possible to catch a ferry across the Black Sea to [[Krasnodar Krai|Russian Riviera]].

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Revision as of 03:56, 3 October 2012

Turkish Black Sea coast

Black Sea Turkey (Turkish: Karadeniz Bölgesi) in northern Turkey, is a humid and verdant region renowned for its natural beauty thanks to the high precipitation levels distributed evenly throughout the year. The region is very mountainous and is heavily forested, while the highest parts of the mountains are covered with alpine meadows, glacier lakes, and glaciers.

It occupies much of the country's northern (Black Sea) coast, while the rest of it is part of Marmara Region.

Western Karadeniz — The western third of Turkey's Black Sea coast is its most remote and beautiful (having been spared the indignities of the coastal highway), home to the ancient fortified port city of Sinop, and the beautiful resort town of Amasra.

Cities

Amasya, Amaseia — an amazing Ottoman wooden houses, impressive King Rock Tombs from Pontic Greeks, just feel like in an open-air museum

Amasra — a beautiful seaside resort town with a nice beach, pleasant vistas, and great fish restaurants

Giresun — city standing out with its lively nightlife; trips to a nearby island with lush vegetation can be arranged from here

Rize — the heart of Turkey's tea growing region; not a real tourist attraction, but a good base for exploring the northeast

Sümela — stunning monastery hanging on a cliff in the lush Altındere Valley

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The 350 km road from Amasra to Sinop is beautiful and breathtaking as it winds it's way along the rugged coast. If you are depending on public transport, however, it is likely to take two days. Expect to spend a night in one of the small towns along the coast, such as Inebolu, as bus service is town-to-town, and you are likely to arrive at some town after the last dolmus has left. While the towns along the way are unspoilt and unpretentious, they are a bit run down. If you have your own car or motorcycle, you can do the journey in one day (start early).

See

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

As the Black Sea Region spreads over most of northern Turkey elongatedly, getting out of region involves heading for destinations hugely different in character:

To west, Marmara Region with some of the country's greatest cities, packed full of historical sights.

To south, you have two inland options depending on where you cross over the coastal mountain range—wide open steppes of Central Anatolia or mountainous territory of Eastern Anatolia.

To east, Georgia with its as lush topography as Black Sea Turkey, and its great culinary tradition.

To north, it's usually possible to catch a ferry across the Black Sea to Russian Riviera.